UDutheronomi
32 “Awu mazulu! Lalelani ngikhulume,
Akuthi umhlaba uzwe amazwi omlomo wami.
2 Imfundiso yami izakuna njengezulu,
Amazwi ami akhithike njengamazolo,
Njengemikhizo phezu kotshani,
Lanjengezulu elinengi phezu kwezimila.
Bayisizukulwane esixhwalileyo lesonakeleyo!+
6 Kambe le yiyo indlela okumele limphathe ngayo uJehova,+
Awu lina bantu abayiziwula futhi abangahlakaniphanga?+
Angithi nguye uYihlo owenza laba khona,+
Lowo owalenzayo njalo walimisa laqina?
7 Khumbulani izinsuku zakudala,
Licabange ngeminyaka yezizukulwane ezadlulayo.
Buzani oyihlo bazalitshela,+
Libuze labadala benu bazalixoxela.
8 Ngesikhathi oPhezukonke enika izizwe ilifa lazo,+
Lapho esehlukanisa amadodana ka-Adamu,*+
Wabeka umngcele wezizwe,+
Kusiya ngenani labantwana bako-Israyeli.+
11 Njengokhozi olunyikinya isidleke salo,
Lundize phezu kwamatsiyane alo,
Lwelule impiko zalo luwathathe,
Luwathwale ngamaphiko alo,+
Akulankulunkulu wesinye isizwe owayelaye.+
Wamondla ngoluju oluphuma edwaleni,
Langamafutha aphuma elitsheni eliqinileyo,
14 Langezankefu ezivela emihlambini yenkomo, lochago oluvela emihlambini yembuzi leyezimvu,
Kanye lezimvu ezinonileyo,*
Langenqama zeBhashani lempongo,
Kanye lengqoloyi enhle kakhulu.+
Wanatha lewayini eliphuma egazini lamagilebisi.*
15 UJeshuruni* wathi esenonile, waraha ehlamuka.
Usunonile, usuzimukile, usube yisigqimugqimu.+
Ngakho wamtshiya uNkulunkulu owamenzayo,+
Walidela iDwala lensindiso yakhe.
17 Babesenzela amadimoni imihlatshelo, hatshi uNkulunkulu,+
Onkulunkulu ababengabazi,
Onkulunkulu abatsha ababesanda kuvela,
Onkulunkulu okhokho benu ababengabazi.
19 UJehova wathi ekubona lokhu wabalahla,+
Ngenxa yokuthi amadodana lamadodakazi akhe amcaphula.
20 Ngakho wathi, ‘Ngizabafihlela ubuso bami,+
Ngibone ukuthi bazaphetha ngani.
21 Bangenze ngathukuthela* ngalokho okungasinkulunkulu,+
Bangizondisa ngezithombe zabo ezingelancedo,+
Ngakho ngizabenza babe lobukhwele ngalokho okungasibantu,+
Ngizabacaphula ngesizwe esiyisiphukuphuku.+
22 Phela ulaka lwami lulumathise umlilo,+
Ozatshisa uze uyefika ekujuleni kwengcwaba,+
Uzatshisa ulobise umhlaba lesivuno sawo,
Ulumathise lezisekelo zezintaba.
23 Ngizangezelela inhlupho zabo,
Ngisebenzise imitshoko yami kubo.
Ngizathumela kubo izilo ezilamazinyo amade,+
Ngibathumele lobuhlungu bezinanakazana ezihuquzela emhlabathini.
25 Phandle abantwababo bazadliwa yinkemba,+
Ngaphakathi abantu bazadlela evalweni,+
Kokubili, ijaha lentombi egcweleyo,
Usane kanye lexhegu.+
26 Bengizakuthi: “Ngizabachitha basabalale,
Ngizakwenza ukukhunjulwa kwabo kuphele du ebantwini,”
27 Aluba angesabi ukuthi isitha sizakuthini,+
Ngoba izitha zingaba lombono onxele,+
Zingathi: “Sinqobe ngamandla ethu,+
UJehova kayisuye okwenzileyo konke lokhu.”
29 Aluba nje bebehlakaniphile!+ Bebezanakana ngalokhu.+
Bebezacabangisisa ngesiphetho sabo.+
30 Kambe kungenzakala njani ukuthi umuntu oyedwa axotshanise abangu-1 000,
Lokuthi ababili benze abantu abangu-10 000 babaleke?+
Ngeke kwenzeke ngaphandle nxa iDwala labo libathengisile,+
Kumbe nxa uJehova ebanikele kubo.
32 Isihlahla sabo samagilebisi sivela kweseSodoma,+
Sivela khonale ezingadini zeGomora.
Amagilebisi abo ngamagilebisi aletshefu,
Amaxha awo ababa gamu!+
33 Iwayini labo linjengobuhlungu bezinyoka,
Ubuhlungu bamaphimpi obuyingozi.
34 Lokhu akugcinwanga kimi yini?
Akuvalelwanga esiphaleni sami na?+
35 Ukuphindisela ngokwami kanye lokubuyisela,+
Kuzakwenzakala ngesikhathi esibekiweyo, nxa unyawo lwabo selutshelela,+
Ngoba usuku lokutshabalala kwabo selusondele,
Lalokho okubalindeleyo kuzafika masinyane.’
36 UJehova uzabahlulela abantu bakhe,+
Uzazizwela usizi izinceku* zakhe,+
Lapho ebona ukuthi amandla abo asephelile,
Lokuthi sekusele abangelamandla okuzivikela lababuthakathaka.
37 Lapho-ke uzakuthi, ‘Bangaphi onkulunkulu babo,+
Idwala ababephephela kulo,
38 Ababejayele ukudla amafutha emihlatshelo yabo,*
Benatha lewayini leminikelo yabo yokunathwayo?+
Kabasukume balincede,
Babe yindawo yenu yokuphephela.
40 Ngiphakamisela isandla sami ezulwini,
Njalo ngiyafunga ngithi: “Njengoba ngiphila kuze kube nini lanini,”+
41 Nxa ngingayilola inkemba yami ephazimayo,
Ngenze lesandla sami silungele ukwahlulela,+
Ngizaphindisela kulabo abaphikisana lami,+
Ngikhwitshize lakulabo abangizondayo.
42 Imitshoko yami izadakwa ligazi,
Igazi lababuleweyo labathunjiweyo,
Inkemba yami izakudla inyama,
Lamakhanda abakhokheli besitha.’
43 Jabulani lina zizwe kanye labantu bakhe,+
Ngoba uzaphindisela igazi lezinceku zakhe,+
Aphindisele kulabo abaphikisana laye,+
Njalo ahlawulele* ilizwe labantu bakhe.”
44 Ngakho uMosi wabuya wakhuluma wonke amazwi engoma le abantu besizwa,+ eloHosheya*+ indodana kaNuni. 45 UMosi wathi eseqedile ukutshela bonke abantu bako-Israyeli wonke amazwi la, 46 wathi kubo: “Wagcineni ezinhliziyweni zenu wonke amazwi engilitshele wona ngilixwayisa lamuhla,+ ukuze lilaye abantwabenu ukuthi babe leqiniso lokuthi bayawalandela wonke amazwi aseMthethweni lo.+ 47 Phela leli akusilizwi elingatsho lutho, kodwa litsho ukuphila kini+ futhi ngalo ilizwi leli lizahlala isikhathi eside elizweni eselichapha uJodani ukuthi liyelithatha libe ngelenu.”
48 Ngalelolanga uJehova wakhuluma loMosi wathi kuye: 49 “Khwela entabeni le yase-Abharimi,+ intaba iNebho,+ eselizweni lakoMowabi, emaqondana leJerikho njalo ubone ilizwe leKhenani engilinika abantu bako-Israyeli ukuthi libe ngelabo.+ 50 Ngemva kwalokho uzafela phezu kwentaba yonale osuzayiqansa njalo uzangcwatshwa njengabanye abantu bakini, njengoba nje umfowenu u-Aroni wafela phezu kwentaba iHori+ wangcwatshwa njengabanye abantu bakibo, 51 ngenxa yokuthi lobabili alizange lithembeke kimi phakathi kwabantu bako-Israyeli, emanzini aseMeribha+ yeKhadeshi, enkangala yaseZini, ngoba alizange lingingcwelise phambi kwabantu bako-Israyeli.+ 52 Uzalibonela khatshana ilizwe lelo, kodwa awusoze ungene elizweni engizalinika abantu bako-Israyeli.”+